Community Manager salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Nov 3, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for community manager roles at mid level across the United States: 118 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $73,676 and $120,000, with a median of $88,255.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $88,255 and senior $107,600. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 22% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 6 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Community Manager pay by specialization
Community Marketing 695Social Media 19Event Marketing 3Graphic Design 1
Live community manager roles by marketing function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
11 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $73,676 – $120,000 | $88,255 | 118 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$53,375 – CA$87,250 | CA$62,500 | 10 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $95,313 – $143,871 | $107,600 | 30 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $92,500 – $120,000 | $101,800 | 9hint |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $107,000 – $157,150 | $146,327 | 7hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $68,706 – $77,400 | $76,500 | 5hint |
| Los Angeles | Mid | $75,915 – $93,750 | $81,900 | 7hint |
| New York | Mid | $85,000 – $121,500 | $92,500 | 21 |
| New York | Senior | $96,250 – $146,327 | $105,000 | 5hint |
| San Francisco | Mid | $95,000 – $160,000 | $133,500 | 13 |
| Washington | Mid | $74,953 – $87,500 | $84,500 | 5hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Community Manager vs adjacent roles
4 measured comparisons| Compared role | Level | Community Manager | Them | Gap | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Media Manager | Mid · US | $88,255 | $101,250 | -13% | 118 / 120 |
| Marketing Manager | Mid · US | $88,255 | $125,000 | -29% | 118 / 1,222 |
| Marketing Manager | Senior · US | $107,600 | $160,000 | -33% | 30 / 739 |
| Social Media Manager | Senior · US | $107,600 | $130,000 | -17% | 30 / 21 |
Median vs median at the same level and country, employer-stated pay, 20+ postings on each side. Positive means community manager pays more. Medians within 10% show as similar pay.
Open community manager roles · 221 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $70,961–$100,000scale $40,000–$140,000
60 of 718 open roles. All community manager jobs